﻿14 BULLETIN 22, U. S. DEPARTMENT OE AGRICULTURE. 



Montana. — Eight acts: Making all licenses expire on April 30 of each year (ch. 31); 

 protecting elk until 1918 except in certain counties, and prohibiting the killing of 

 fawns, ewes, and lambs (ch. 33); establishing the Sun River Game Preserves in Lewis 

 and Clark National Forest (ch. 34); requiring certain aliens to obtain a $25 gun license 

 (ch. 38); classifying hunting and fishing licenses; increasing the fee of an alien general 

 license from $25 to $30; creating the Montana game and fish commission to consist of 

 the State warden, and four unsalaried members appointed by the governor, term four 

 years; permitting common carriers to transport fish, game, and birds for restocking, 

 and agents of State or Federal Government prosecuting such work in the State free of 

 charge or at reduced rates, and providing that not more than one doe shall be included 

 in the limit of deer (ch. 79); authorizing the appointment of six additional special 

 deputy game and fish wardens, at a salary of $1,500 a year each with expenses not to 

 exceed $900 a year (ch. 96); permitting merchants, hotel, or restaurant keepers to sell 

 under transportation receipt game that has been killed outside the State (ch. 100); 

 defining the term "sale" of game and fish (ch. 126). 



Nebraska. — No legislation. 



Nevada. — Four acts: Authorizing board of county commissioners, upon receipt of 

 petition of 25 residents, to open the season on sandhill crane, shore birds, and waterfowl 

 September 1 (ch. 78); prohibiting sale of all protected game except sandhill crane and 

 swan (ch. 241); protecting mountain sheep and goats until 1920 (ch. 252); shortening 

 the season on grouse two weeks, shifting the season on deer to open a month later and 

 prohibiting the killing of does, and authorizing county commissioners upon petition 

 to change and shift open seasons (ch. 265). 



New Hampshire. — Four acts: Lengthening the open season on deer two weeks in 

 Coos County (ch. 63) ; making it unlawful to allow self-hunting dogs to run at large 

 between April 1 and October 1 in woods or fields inhabited by game (ch. 143) ; replacing 

 the board of fish and game commissioners by a single commissioner in charge of game 

 and fish preservation at a salary of $1 ,800 per annum and reducing the term of office from 

 five to three years; authorizing the biennial appointment of one deputy in each county 

 at a compensation of $3 and expenses for each day of actual service ; reducing the fee 

 for issuing resident hunting licenses from 25 to 10 cents; providing that any surplus 

 from the proceeds of fines and hunting licenses shall be devoted to screening ponds 

 and to forestry work (ch. 165); extending the protection on gray squirrels until 1919, 

 but permitting shooting during the month of October outside thickly settled parts of 

 cities and towns (ch. 174). 



New Jersey. — Seven acts: Prohibiting the hunting of wild fowl from any sand bar 

 not covered with water (ch. 73); shortening the season on upland game 26 days (ch. 

 120) ; permitting the sale under tags of game raised in preserves (ch. 135) ; permitting 

 certain pheasants, ducks, and deer to be raised in inclosed preserves under license 

 (ch. 147) ; authorizing game commissioners and protectors to file complaints on " infor- 

 mation and belief" (ch. 148); prohibiting use of hounds in hunting except during the 

 open season for quail (ch. 157). 



New Mexico. — No legislation. 



New York. — One act: Lengthening the season on varying hares and rabbits one 

 month; shifting the season on squirrels; closing the season on quail until 1918; short- 

 ening the season one month on varying hares and cottontail rabbits on Long Island ; 

 permitting nonresident licenses to export one deer under permit; permitting game 

 raised in captivity to be killed and sold at any time under license; providing the 

 following bag limits for Long Island, 10 quail, 4 ruffed grouse, and 6 varying hares or 

 cottontail rabbits a day, 50 quail, and 20 ruffed grouse a season: and making numerous 

 technical amendments to the conservation law (ch. 508). 



North Carolina. — Numerous local laws; not received at date of going to press. 



